Fort Peck Releases

Release numbers from the first year of production at the Fort Peck Multi-Species Fish Hatchery.

27,050,000 walleye fry stocked out this spring

Fort Peck Lake 2,947,228 walleye fingerlings
Nelson Reservoir 201,197 walleye fingerlings
Fresno Reservoir 199,569 walleye fingerlings
Lake Frances 101,270 walleye fingerlings
Box Elder Reservoir 49,887 walleye fingerlings
Little Warm Res. 10,836 walleye fingerlings
Dry Fork Reservoir 5,225 walleye fingerlings
Cow Creek Reservoir 7,805 walleye fingerlings
Beaver Creek Res. 10,449 walleye fingerlings
Wadsworth Reservoir 5,476 walleye fingerlings

Total fingerlings stocked numbered 3,538,942. These fish averaged 758/lb and were 1.6" long. Average pond survival was 71.8%, well above the expected 50% mark.

Bear Paw Reservoir 5,112 advanced fingerlings
Beaver Creek Res. 6,350 advanced fingerlings
Nelson Dredge Trout Pond 500 advanced fingerlings
Box Elder Reservoir 1,000 advanced fingerlings
Nelson Reservoir 8,993 advanced fingerlings

Total advanced fingerlings stocked numbered 21,955. These fish averaged 100/lb and were 3.5" long. Average pond survival was 93.3%, again well above the 50% mark.

Chinook releases for 2006 are as follows:

175,217 released into Fort Peck Lake as 3” fish

4,988 released into Fort Peck Lake as 7” fish